Essen (dpa / lnw) – The start of the week in North Rhine-Westphalia will be uncomfortable. According to the forecast of the German Weather Service (DWD), the wet and cold weather from the weekend will also prevail in the first half of the week. There will be a little snow or sleet on Monday night at temperatures of plus one to minus four degrees. There is a risk of ice at higher altitudes. On Monday it will be variable to heavily cloudy. There will be showery rain in some areas, which will still be mixed with snow in the morning. The temperatures are between four and seven degrees on the flat and between minus one and plus three degrees in the mountains.
According to the DWD, a similar picture emerges on Tuesday night. During the day there is a temporary strong wind from the west and south-west, which dies down again in the afternoon. According to the forecast, the rain and sleet will gradually move south on Wednesday night. With partly little cloud, the temperatures drop to minus five degrees. According to the DWD, Wednesday will be largely dry with changing clouds, and there may still be snow showers. It stays cold, especially at night.